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Update 4 June 2025: Due to supply issues, works on the A9 between Dalreoch and Dalnamein could not be completed Tuesday night (3 June). Works resume tonight (Wednesday 4 June). All new information is below in red.   Carriageway works to start on Sunday 11 May for over six locations Convoy with temporary traffic lights … Read Full Article

Works start on Monday 19 May for four nights Road closure with amnesties until 6am on Friday 23 May Road users will benefit from an improved road surface at Latheron on the A9 as BEAR Scotland get set to carry out surfacing works on behalf of Transport Scotland. The surfacing improvements will involve resurfacing the … Read Full Article

Three overnight carriageway closures 19, 20 and 21 May 2025 The slip road exiting the southbound M9 at Junction 2 Philipstoun will be closed between 19:30 and 06:00 on the nights of 19, 20 and 21 May, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out ironwork improvement works. During these closures, a … Read Full Article

Works begin on Tuesday 13 to Thursday 22 May 2025   Motorists using the A87 between Invergarry and Bun Loyne, will benefit from an improved road surface, with overnight works taking place in between 13 – 22 May 2025.   BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will carry out resurfacing improvements at three locations … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 5 to 17 May 2025 A phased programme of overnight maintenance is under way on the M876 motorway. Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on Monday to Friday nights until the morning of Saturday 17 May, to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to carry out a variety of routine … Read Full Article

Carriageway works to start on Wednesday 7 May for two nights Convoy with temporary traffic lights BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is set to carry out essential road improvements on the A9 in two locations. Works will take place North of Blair Atholl Junction and South of House of Bruar over two nights. … Read Full Article

Eleven overnight carriageway closures 20 May to 4 June 2025 A series of drainage investigations and resurfacing improvements is planned for the M9 between Junctions 3 and 5, with works scheduled to take place over eleven nights from 20 May to 4 June. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, will carry out drainage investigations over … Read Full Article

Four-day contraflow with single lane eastbound 10-13 May 2025 Expect long delays and consider alternative routes BEAR Scotland is reminding motorists using the M8 eastbound this weekend to expect long delays and consider alternative routes during major resurfacing works between Junctions 5 and 4A. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland is set to resurface 1.25 … Read Full Article

Update 10 June 2025: Works on the A9 at the north end of Helmsdale could not be completed last night (Monday 9 June). Works resume tonight (Tuesday 10 June) and are anticipated to be completed by 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 11 June).  Please see new end date below.   Road closures are planned from Sunday 1 … Read Full Article

BEAR Scotland, which operates and maintains trunk roads across North West Scotland, has donated £750 to Trossachs Search and Rescue. The volunteer-led charity supports those who have found themselves in difficulty in the outdoors in the Trossachs and Stirling area. BEAR Scotland manages and maintains the A84, A85 and A82. As part of its Regional … Read Full Article

Scotland’s leading trunk road operating company BEAR Scotland held its thirteenth annual charity five-a-side football tournament on 25 April 2025, raising £2,254 for Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH). The event saw eleven teams of BEAR Scotland co-workers become competitors at Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre in Glenrothes, the first time the tournament had been held … Read Full Article

Overnight carriageway closures 19 to 27 May 2025 Overnight works begin Monday 19 May to renew the road surface on a section of the eastbound A720 Edinburgh City Bypass prior to Calder Junction. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the project between 20:30 and 06:00 each night from 19 to 27 May. … Read Full Article